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Board hears report on high-school academic supports, CTE and credit-recovery gains
Summary
District staff reported on high-school academic supports, credit recovery results, and career-technical education (CTE) program development; the board accepted the related executive limitation report 7-0.
District staff presented an overview of high-school academic supports and career-technical education (CTE) programs and reported metrics intended to keep students on track for graduation.
Dr. Kimmy Saharski told the board the district offers supports during the regular school day, before and after school, and through nontraditional year-round programs. She said credit-recovery programs run year-round and help students reclaim failed grades. At the half-year mark the district had 1,489 students participating in credit recovery, and staff reported a 93% success rate in reclaiming the failed grade for those students. The district also reported that the summer of 2022–23 produced more than 2,100 participating credits earned through summer offerings.
The CTE report, presented as executive limitation 13 by Dr. Blair, described a recent senior hiring expo on May 14 that included more than 50 local businesses and industry partners with at least five entry-level positions each, plus representatives from multiple military branches. Dr. Blair said the CMCSS instruction team continues to align course offerings with local, regional and national job-market needs and is expanding dual-enrollment and industry-certification opportunities.
District staff described partnerships for counseling and behavioral supports, including Military Family Life Counselors, Centerstone, Care Solace and Youth Villages, and noted roughly 859 high-school students are identified as military-connected. Staff said the district competes for and receives about $1 million annually through Army Youth Programs, which supports middle- and high-school programming focused on remediation, acceleration and student engagement.
Board members accepted the executive limitation reports on financial administration (EL-5) and CTE (EL-13) by roll call vote; both motions passed 7-0. No changes to budget authority or capital projects were approved at the meeting; staff said any proposed budget changes must be approved by both the board and the county commission and would be reported through quarterly financial updates.
Board members thanked staff for the program growth and credited the efforts with supporting the district’s reported graduation rate of 95.2% in the prior year. Staff said they will continue to evaluate course offerings, student enrollment and job-market trends as part of a five-year plan.
